Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-11-05
ORDINANCE.
Submitting 70 the Voters Of Charlotte
the Question Whether $4,000 Of 5
Per Cent. Bonds Should be Issued.

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The Board Of Aldermen of he city Of
Charlotte, NJ c., do Rcso1cc and
Order
That an election be held in the city
of Charlotte, N. c., on the seventh
day of November, A. D., 1887, as
provided by law and the charter of
this city, at which said ELECTION the
voters of said city shall be allowed to
vote upon the question, whether the
said city shall be permitted to issue
Bonds in the full sum of Fifty
$3.50, 000) Thousand Dollars, and sell
the same, the proceeds of sale to be
applied to the payment of the floating
debt of the city, the Improvement of
the streets and sewerage system, and
the balance, if any, to such other i'm
provements in the city as the Board
may hereafter decide to make.
The said bonds shall be of the de-
nomination of one thousand ($1 ,000)
dollars each, payable to bearer, at the
expiration of thirty 900 years from
their date, and shall bear five (5) per
cent. interest, payable scmi-annually,
the installment of interest to be repre-
scented by coupons attached to the
bonds, the coupons to be receivable
in payment of city taxes.
Said bonds shall be signed by the
mayor, and countcrsigned by the clerk
and treasurer of the city, and sealed
with the seal of the corporation.
The coupons shall be signed by the
city clerk and treasurer, and shall be
orders to the clerk and treasurer for
the amount, of interest which they re-
spectively call for, as they fall due.
The said election shall be held at
the following places in each ward
hereinafter named, and shall be under
the control of eight inspectors and
four registrars to be appointed by the
Board. Two inspectors and one reg
trar for each ward of the city to be APP
pointed by the Board, each one APP
pointed to be resident of the ward
for which he is appointed.
The Mayor shall give thirty days
notice of said election in some news
paper published in Charlotte, N. G.
There shall be new registration of
voters for such election, to be taken
by said registrars at such places as
the Board may appoint where they
shall open their books for that pur-
pose. The Mayor in the notice to be
published by him of said election,
shall designate the time and place,
opening and closing the registration,
which time shall not beless that TWEEN
ty days before said election.
Notice OF Election.
I do hereby give notice that, pur-
suant to the provision of the above Or
dinance, an election will be held in
the city of Charlotte on Monday the
7th day Of November, 1887. to ascer-
tain the will of the voters of the city
up on the question of issuing the bonds
therein provided for. Those favoring
the issue of. said bonds will at such cleo
ton vote a ticket on which is written
or printed the word "APPROVED, "
and those opposed to the issue of said
bonds will vote ticket on which are
written or printed the words, ''NOT
APPROVED. 4" Books for the rcgistra-
ton of voters will be opened on Oct
ober 9th, 1887, and will be closed on
the 9th day ofOctober, 1887, at sun
set, at the following places. and by the
registrars named:
Ward Singer Sewing Machine
Office, J. H Tolar Registrar.
Ward 2.-Store of Hammond Il JUS
tice, A. II. Welsh. Registrar
Ward 3.-Store of II. G. Irwin. G..
j. Williams, Registrar.
Ward L. D. G. Maxwcll's Office
ID. G Maxwell, Registrar.
The election will be held at the
following polling places and under the
inspectors named
Ward AT Charlotte Hotel, lnspec-
tors, S. p Smith and VIM. Treloar
Ward AT Mayors Court Room,
Inspectors, b. p Boyd and w. r..
Hinton.
Ward a. +. A. McNinch's office.
Inspector, g. D. Melton and l. H.
McGinn.
Ward L. at Court House. Inspec-
tors, A. C. Summerville and r. j.
Porter
+. b. McDowELL, Mayor
Oct. eth, 1887. If